Less-Lethal Weapons Under International Law - A Three-Dimensional Perspective

List of contents

Part I. Definition, Characterization and Categorization of Less-Lethal Weapons; 1. Definition of Non-Lethal Weapons by the UN DoD and Nato; 2. Non-Lethal Weapons - A Misnomer; 3. The Definition and Characteristics of Less-Lethal Weapons according to the UN Guidance on Less-Lethal Weapons in Law Enforcement; 4. Categorization of Less-Lethal Weapons; Part II. Less-Lethal Weapons and International Law; 1. Arms Control Treaties; 2. Humanitarian Law; 3. International Criminal Law; 4. International Human Rights Law; Part III. International Law Guidelines on Less-Lethal Weapons; 1. Unlawful Weapons; 2. Anti-Matérial Weapons; 3. Acoustic Weapons; 4. Biochemical Weapons; 5. Electrical Weapons; 6. Electromagnetic Weapons; 7. Kinetic Energy Weapons; 8. Optical Weapons; Conclusion.

About the author

Elisabeth Hoffberger-Pippan is Researcher at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs in Berlin as well as the International Panel on the Regulation of Autonomous Weapons (iPRAW). Prior to that, she was Researcher and Lecturer at the Institute for Public International Law, Air Law and International Relations at Johannes Kepler University Linz.

Summary

The book will appeal to academics with interests in the use of weapons within different legal regimes, including arms control treaties, humanitarian, human rights and criminal law. Furthermore, the book is addressed at policymakers and public authorities who encounter less-lethal weapons in practice.

Product details

• Authors: HOFFBERGER ELISABET, Elisabeth Hoffberger-Pippan, Elisabeth (Johannes Kepler Univ Hoffberger-Pippan
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2021
• EAN: 9781108840941
• ISBN: 978-1-108-84094-1
• No. of pages: 300
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance > Family law; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; Human Rights, Human rights & civil liberties law, LAW / International, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Human rights, civil rights, Peace studies & conflict resolution, International humanitarian law, Law: Human rights and civil liberties, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law, Public international law: humanitarian law, Armed Conflict, Military and defence law and civilian service law, Military & Defence Law